GRE Word List
AMALGAM
a mixture of different elements
The meaning of the word amalgam is a mixture of different elements.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| prognosis | the prospect of recovery as anticipated from the usual course of disease or peculiarities of the case |
| queer | differing in some way from what is usual or normal : odd |
| tactful | having or showing tact |
| rationalize | to bring into accord with reason or cause something to seem reasonable: such as |
| maim | to mutilate, disfigure, or wound seriously |
| buccaneer | any of the freebooters preying on Spanish ships and settlements especially in 17th century West Indies |
| inarticulate | incapable of giving coherent, clear, or effective expression to one's ideas or feelings |
| lag | one that lags or is last |
| canine | a conical pointed tooth |
| inevitable | incapable of being avoided or evaded |